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BOOKS ON ANTIQUES FOR READING AND REFERENCE
September 16, 2009 |
BOOKS FOR READING AND REFERENCE
The lover of antiques is always searching for clues which will help him to solve his problems. They may turn up almost anywhere—in an article, an auction sale catalogue, a question-and-answer column, or in a book. Some books embody the results of many years of original research; others, usually for the general reader, derive much of their material from earlier publications though they often contain some discoveries made by the author. Few books, therefore, are to be despised as possible sources of information. The following list contains most of the books in English that are readily available from booksellers or public libraries, together with many that are now hard to find, though most reference libraries are helpful in trying to obtain books for those who make a serious study of any subject. It must be realised, however, that some scholarly books published many years ago have already become rare and valuable. Many of them are difficult to obtain and cost a good deal of money.
The dates given are usually those of first publication but in some cases the date of a later reprint or new edition is indicated in brackets. Unless odierwise stated, it may be assumed that the books were published in London.
It is often difficult to understand and appreciate antiques without some knowledge of the social history of the periods when they were used. For this reason, this bibliography starts with a short list of general books on the antique periods and on collecting; thereafter, the various classes of antiques are listed alphabetically.
ANTIQUE PERIODS
Bcntlcy, N. The Victorian Scene, 1837-1907. 1968
Burton, E. The Elizabethans at Home. 1958; The Jacobeans at Home. 1962;
The Georgians at Home. 1967 Clark, K. The Gothic Revival. 1950 Dutton, R. The Victorian Home. 1954
Edwards, R. and Ramsey, L. G. G. The Connoisseur Period Guides; Tudor Period, 1500-1603; Stuart Period, 1603-1714; Early Georgian Period, 1714-1760; Late Georgian Period, 1760-1810; Regency Period, 1810-1830; Victorian Period, 1830-1860. 1956-8. These are also combined in one volume—The Connoisseur’s Complete Period Guide. 1968
Gloag, J. Georgian Grace. 1956 (1967); Victorian Comfort. 1961
Gordon, H. Antiques in their Periods. 1952 (1964)
Hayward, II. Thomas Johnson and English Rococo. 1964
Honour, H. Chinoiserie. 1961
the buying antiques reference book
Reade, B. Regency Antiques. 1953
Roe, F. G. The Georgian Child. 1961; The Victorian Child. 1959; Victorian
Corners. 1968. Richardson, A. E. Georgian England, 1700-1820. 1931.
Wells, G. The English Life Series, 6 vols. 1967; c. 1550-1610 Elizabeth I and James I; c. 1610-1700 Charles I to William and Mary; c. 1700-1760 Anne to George II; c. 1760-1820 George III; c. 1820-1855 George IV to Victoria; c. 1855-1900 Victoria: iMcr Years.
ANTIQUE COLLECTING: GENERAL
Many of the books in this list cover a number of classes of antiques, often unusual pieces which are not dealt with in any single volume. Bagnall, D. Collecting Cigarette Cards. 1965 Bedford, J. The Collecting Man. 1968
Bogcr, L. A. and H. B. The Dictionary of Antiques and the Decorative Arts. 1957 (1969)
Du Cann, C. G. L. Antiques for Amateurs. 1962; Adventures in Antiques. 1965
Comstock, H. The Concise Encyclopaedia of American Antiques. 2 vols.
London, New York and Toronto, 1958 Cooper, D. and Clark, K. Great Private Collections. 1963 Cowic, D. and Henshaw, K. Antique Collectors’ Dictionary. 1962 Coysh, A. W. and King, J. Buying Antiques General Guide. 1967
(1970); The Buying Antiques Reference Book. Newton Abbot, 1968
(1971)
Eccles, Lord. On Collecting. 1968 Gohin, D. C. Small Antiques for the Collector. 1969 Goodwin, M. A Pocket Dictionary of Collectors’ Terms. 1967 Gordon, H. The Lure of Antiques. 1961
Hughes, G. B. Collecting Antiques. 1950 (1961); More About Collecting Antiques. 1952; The Country Life Collector’s Pocket Book. 1963
Hughes, T. Cottage Antiques. 1967; Small Antiques for the Collector. 1964 (1965); Small Decorative Antiques. 1959; More Small Decorative Antiques. 1962
Johnson, S. Collector’s Luck. 1968
Mebane, J. New Horizons in Collecting. 1967
McClinton, K. M. A Handbook of Popular Antiques. New York, 1945 Mitchell, P. An Introduction to Picture Collecting. 1968
Ramsay, L. G. G. (Ed.) Concise Encyclopaedia of Antiques. 5 vols. London
and New York, 1955-60 Savage, G. The Antique Collector’s Handbook. 1959 Scott, A. and G. Collecting. 1968
Speck, G. E. and Sutherland, E. English Antiques. 1969
Toller, J. Living with Antiques. 1969
Wills, G. Antiques. 1961
Wcnham, A. Antiques A-7.. 1954 (1968)
Woodhouse, G. P. Investment in Antiques and Art. 1969
ARMS AND ARMOUR: GENERAL—see also Edged Weapons and Firearms The armour enthusiast will find a great deal to interest him in early monumental brasses which very often depict the armour of a period with almost photographic accuracy. Books on the subject are listed under Monumental Brasses.
Anderson, L. J. Japanese Armour. 1969
books for reading and reference
Aylward, J. D. The English Master of Arms. 1956; European Armour. 1958
Blair, C. European Armour 1066-1700. 1958; European and American Arms. 1962 (1964)
Blackmorc, H. L. Arms and Armour. New York, 1965 Buehn, W. Warrior’s Weapons. New York, 1962
Egcrton, Lord, of Tatton. Indian and Oriental Armour. New Edition, 1968. Ellacott, S. E. Collecting Arms and Armour. 1964 Ffoulkes, C. J. Arms and Armament. 1945 Fryer, D. J. Antique Weapons A to Z. 1969 Hayward, J. F. Armour. 1951
Holmes, M. Arms and Armour in Tudor and Stuart London. 1957 Mann, J. Outline oj Arms and Armour in England. 1960; Wallace Collection Catalogue oj European Arms and Armour. 1962 Martin, P. Armour and Weapons. 1968 Norman, V. Arms and Armour. 1964
Oakeshott, R. E. The Archaeology of Weapons. 1960; A Knight and his Armour. 1961; A Knight and his Weapons. 1964; The Sword in the Age of Chivalry. 1965
Peterson, H. L. Arms and Armour in Colonial America. Harrisburg, 1956
Robinson, B. W. Arms and Armour of Old Japan. 1951
Stone, G. C. A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms
and Armour in All Countries at All Times. Portland, Maine, 1934 Wilkinson, H. Engines of War. 1841
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